Implementation of a GPS-Based Oceanic Air Traffic Control System

Joseph Fee and Theodore Simpson

Abstract:	When Charles Lindbergh flew from New York to Paris in May 1927 he was literally on his own. The Lone EagIe spoke to no one during the entire 33 hours that he was aloft Today, voice messages relayed via high frequency @IF) radio and teletype allow pilots to stay in touch with a rudimentary Oceanic Air TraIXc Control (ATC) System as they cross the Atlantic and Pacific. To keep pace with the anticipated growth in air tic during the next two decades, the Oceanic ATC System will increase in sophistication. Satellites will begin to be used for communications, navigation and surveillance, and new hardware and software will be installed both in the cockpit and on the ground. These advances will allow each aircraft to further improve the efficiency of its flight trajectory, thereby reducing both the amount of fuel consumed and the time aloft during its journey. This paper describes the FAA’s plans to use GPS in its Gceanic ATC System, both for navigation and surveillance, as well as the additional contributions of weather and communications satellites.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 8th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1995) September 12 - 15, 1995 Palm Springs, CA
Pages:	1425 - 1430
Cite this article:	Fee, Joseph, Simpson, Theodore, "Implementation of a GPS-Based Oceanic Air Traffic Control System," Proceedings of the 8th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1995), Palm Springs, CA, September 1995, pp. 1425-1430.
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